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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport (Canada)
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport is located near Whitehorse, with Whitehorse at 1mi↑, MacRae at 5mi↑, Mayo Road at 15mi↑, Mount Lorne at 19mi↑, Tagish at 38mi↑, Carcross at 40mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYXY
- IATA code : YXY
- Local code : -
Elevation : 706 m = 2316ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 14R/32L : 2895m = 9498ft
- runway 14L/32R : 1219m = 3999ft
- runway 01/19 : 632m = 2073ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
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Aviation weather for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
METAR for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
CYXY 040000Z 16015KT 20SM -RA FEW007 BKN019 OVC071 01/00 A2941 RMK SF1SC4AC3 SLP997
Decoded METAR for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
METAR issued by CYXY on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 00:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 12 hours and 42 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is 1°C = 34°F, dew point is 0°C = 32°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 996hPa = 29.41inHg
Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : few clouds at 700ft = 210m. broken at 1900ft = 580m. overcast at 7100ft = 2160m.
light rain
Remarks : SF1SC4AC3 Sea Level Pressure SLP=997
TAF for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
CYXY 032345Z 0400/0412 18015G25KT P6SM FEW008 SCT020 OVC030 TEMPO 0400/0404 5SM -RASN BR FEW008 BKN020 OVC030 FM040400 17015G25KT P6SM FEW020 SCT040 BECMG 0409/0411 17010KT RMK NXT FCST BY 040600Z
Decoded TAF for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
TAF issued by CYXY on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 23:45 UTC, issued 12 hours and 57 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
0400/0412 18015G25KT P6SM FEW008 SCT020 OVC030
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0400/0404 5SM -RASN BR FEW008 BKN020 OVC030
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
light rain snow
mist
few clouds at 800ft = 240m broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 3000ft = 910m
from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 04:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
FM040400 17015G25KT P6SM FEW020 SCT040
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 170°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0409/0411 17010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 170°
NOTAM for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport
Around Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Whitehorse
- MoMA (New York) at 2870mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2873mi↑
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 4413mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4502mi↑
- Paris at 4504mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4504mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4605mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4606mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4610mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4625mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4626mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4628mi↑
- for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport at 0mi↑
- for Whitehorse airport at 2mi↑
- for Whitehorse / Cousins airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport (Canada)
- Whitehorse seaplane base ( CEZ5) at 2mi↑
- Whitehorse / Cousins airport ( CFP8) at 8mi↑
- Carcross Cutoff airport ( CA-0798) at 12mi↑
- Hootalinqua Ranch airport ( CA-0797) at 30mi↑
- Caribou Crossing Trading Post airport ( CA-0796) at 37mi↑
- Carcross airport ( CFA4) at 39mi↑
- Carcross seaplane base ( CEB7) at 39mi↑
- Livingstone airport ( CA-0209) at 51mi↑defunct airport
- Squanga Lake airport ( CA-0349) at 57mi↑defunct airport
- Braeburn airport ( CEK2) at 59mi↑
- Haines Junction/Pine Lake seaplane base ( CFE8) at 82mi↑
- Haines Junction airport (CYHT YHT ) at 84mi↑NOTAM
- Teslin airport (CYZW YZW ) at 87mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Little Salmon airport ( CA-0208) at 103mi↑defunct airport
- Carmacks airport ( CEX4) at 104mi↑
- Aishihik airport ( CA-0018) at 104mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap